Waiting on Wednesday (29)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week I'm waiting on 

If I Should Die by Amy Plum

Title: If I Should Die

Author: Amy Plum

Will be published on: May 7th, 2013 (HarperTeen)
Series: Revenants #3

Synopsis from Goodreads: I will not lose another person I love. I will not let history repeat itself.

Vincent waited lifetimes to find me, but in an instant our future together was shattered. He was betrayed by someone we both called a friend, and I lost him. Now our enemy is determined to rule over France’s immortals, and willing to wage a war to get what they want.

It shouldn’t be possible, none of it should be, but this is my reality. I know Vincent is somewhere out there, I know he’s not completely gone, and I will do anything to save him.

After what we’ve already fought to achieve, a life without Vincent is unimaginable. He once swore to avoid dying—to go against his nature and forsake sacrificing himself for others—so that we could be together. How can I not risk everything to bring my love back to me?

I loved Die For Me and I can't wait to read the other two books in the series! I'm intrigued by the idea of the Revenants!

What are you waiting on?

Review Die For Me by Amy Plum

Title: Die For Me
Author: Amy Plum

Published: May 5th, 2011 (HarperCollins)

Pages: 259

Source: bought
Series: Revenants #1

Rating: 4 stars

Synopsis from Goodreads: My life had always been blissfully, wonderfully normal. But it only took one moment to change everything.

Suddenly, my sister, Georgia, and I were orphans. We put our lives into storage and moved to Paris to live with my grandparents. And I knew my shattered heart, my shattered life, would never feel normal again. Then I met Vincent.

Mysterious, sexy, and unnervingly charming, Vincent Delacroix appeared out of nowhere and swept me off my feet. Just like that, I was in danger of losing my heart all over again. But I was ready to let it happen.

Of course, nothing is ever that easy. Because Vincent is no normal human. He has a terrifying destiny, one that puts his life at risk every day. He also has enemies . . . immortal, murderous enemies who are determined to destroy him and all of his kind.

While I'm fighting to piece together the remnants of my life, can I risk putting my heart—as well as my life and my family's—in jeopardy for a chance at love?

This was one of those books that sat on my shelves for ages and I wanted to kick myself for not reading it sooner! I have a lot of those lately! That has probably something to do with me wanting to lower my TRB pile, so I'm reading all those books. 

I loved the idea behind Die For Me! It's really original. Vincent is a revenant. He dies over and over again to save people's lives. He can't stop the urge to do this. And every time he dies, his life is reset to the moment he actually died. There are also bad revenants (numa) who make people kill themselves. It sounds really freaky (especially the stalker part), but Vincent is so sweet I forgot about it soon! 

Die For Me was a page turner for me! At first I was a bit afraid I wouldn't connect with Kate, because her parents died and I didn't want her to be extremely emotional, but she totally wasn't. Of course she's sad, but just enough. So I really liked her! She's also realistic. After Vincent tells her his story she believes him, but she's also hesitant! I loved her even more for that!

And than there's Vincent. What can I say about him that will actually do him justice? He's amazing! Throughout the story you find out more and more about him and I really wanted to know! It was one of the reasons I almost couldn't put this book down!

That brings me to Amy Plum's writing style, which is amazing! The way she build the story is so good. You don't get all the information at once. This was frustrating to some point, because I really wanted to know. But after you find out it makes the story even more amazing! And she wrote such a beautiful setting! I love Paris! I've been there a couple of times, but I hope to go there again in the near future!

I loved reading Die For Me and staring at that pretty cover! For me the ending felt like a closed story, so I didn't immediately feel like picking up the second part, but I'll definitely read it!